Read this passage.

which textual evidence from the passage best supports the
claim that the author's purpose is to persuade?
the author states that men have walked on the
moon.
first of all, if someone says your dream is impossible,
they're wrong. you can't prove that something is impossible
-all you know is that [it] hasn't been done yet. people said
no one could scale mount everest, but in 1953, sir edmund
hilary and tenzing norgay gazed down upon the world from
its summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903,
orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered
flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, "okay, we
admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we
admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever
walk on the face of the moon." if we can send three men a
quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely,
is there any great task we cannot accomplish?

which textual evidence from the passage best supports the claim that the authors purpose is to persuade?

a. the author states that men have walked on the moon.

b. the author wants to know what tasks we cannot
accomplish

c. the author shares historical information about the
wright brothers.

d. the author states that others who think your
dreams are impossible are wrong.

read this excerpt from “incidents in the life of a slave girl.”

i went about my evening work with trembling steps. mr. flint twice called from his chamber door to inquire why the house was not locked up. i replied that i had not done my work. "you have had time enough to do it," said he. "take care how you answer me! "

i shut all the windows, locked all the doors, and went up to the third story, to wait till midnight. how long those hours seemed, and how fervently i prayed that god would not forsake me in this hour of utmost need! i was about to risk everything on the throw of a die; and if i failed, o what would become of me and my poor children? they would be made to suffer for my fault.

at half past twelve i stole softly down stairs. i stopped on the second floor, thinking i heard a noise. i felt my way down into the parlor, and looked out of the window. the night was so intensely dark that i could see nothing. i raised the window very softly and jumped out. large drops of rain were falling, and the darkness bewildered me. i dropped on my knees, and breathed a short prayer to god for guidance and protection. i groped my way to the road, and rushed towards the town with almost lightning speed.

what is the main idea of this excerpt?

harriet worked for a man called mr. flint who became very impatient when she did not finish her work.

harriet waited until after midnight to run down the stairs and jump out of a window into the rain.

harriet was a frightened young girl who found the faith and courage to leave her home for an unknown life.

harriet felt very nervous about running away because she did not like being alone in the darkness.

explanation:

the passage can be best described as: "the british legislature extended an unwarranted jurisdiction".

we can say that because the text clearly states how the people of the colonies warned the british about their excessive desire to rule over them, without taking into consideration the difficulties their brothers had experienced in america: they struggled to establish the colonies, to adapt to new types of weather, fight with the natives, etc., and how they now see (or then saw) the only way out was to cut all ties with the british, since they ignored the people's petitions.